Singapore legislation
Section 69
Section 69
Offences in relation to Court
(1)
A person who —
creates a disturbance or takes part in creating or continuing a disturbance in or near any place in which a Court is sitting;
interrupts the proceedings of a Court;
wilfully insults or disturbs the president or a member constituting a Court when exercising powers or functions under this Act; or
by writing or speech uses words calculated —
to influence improperly the president or a member constituting a Court in the exercise of his powers and functions under this Act; or
to bring a Court into disrepute,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a District Court to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(2)
A reference in subsection (1) to a Court or to the president shall be read as including a reference to a person authorised in accordance with section 66 to take evidence on behalf of a Court.